You are so GORGEous
Biomimicry!
It will (not) Kill
Double, Double Toil and Trouble
An Apple a Day...
100

A narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs

What is a Gorge?

100

The two components of an organism that biomimics mimic

What are Structure and Function?

100

Combination of iron and carbon, as well as manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon

What is Steel?

100

The tool used to sharpen one end of the broom handle

What is a draw shave or draw knife?

100

By eating this instead of brushing your teeth you can cleanse up to 95% or more of the bacteria that causes tooth decay

What is an Apple?

200

A composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.

What is Lichen?

200

We have this innovation/invention thanks to a dog

What is velcro?

200

A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages

What is an Apprentice?

200

The type of plant used to make the bristles on our brooms

What is Sorghum?

200

An American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario, as well as the northern counties of present-day West Virginia

Who is John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed)?

300

The ecological process that occurs on preexisting soil after the primary succession has been disrupted or destroyed due to a disturbance that reduced the population of the initial inhabitants

What is Secondary Succession?

300

The structure on the lotus leaf that inspired Lotusan Paint

What are Nano Bumps?

300

The 3 projects we make in order from how quickly the stock metal heats up (slowest to fastest)

What is Fire Poker, Heart Trivet, and Plant Hanger?

300

The bench students use to secure their broom handle as they shave the point at the end

What is a schrott bank (or schnitzelbank)?

300

A process in which packaged and non-packaged foods (such as milk and fruit juices) are treated with mild heat, usually to less than 100 °C (212 °F), to eliminate pathogens and extend shelf life

What is Pasteurization?

400

The number of years ago that the retreating glacier from the last ice age created the Esopus Cathedral Gorge

What is ~11,700?

400

Complete this Earth Operating Principle: The Earth is...

What is Limited?

400

The title of professionals who shoe horses

What is a Farrier?

400

You line up this part of the Sorghum when creating your broom head

What are the shoulders?

400

The two differences that distinguish apple juice from apple cider

What are Additives (i.e. sugar) and Filtration?

500

The foundation of this type of mill are still found on the Ashokan campus today

What is a Pulp Mill?

500

Two industries that use structural colors

What is fashion, Makeup, and paint?

500

The metal stock we use will begin to melt at this temperature, which is much higher than 451 F

What is 2,800 F?

500

A business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person’s home

What is Cottage Industry?

500

The geographic origin of the first apple tree (Malus sieversii)

What is Central Asia? (Southern Kazakhstan)

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